When I was being qualified to carry OC spray as a police officer, they kept harping on how it was entirely made of "food grade" ingredients.

That doesn't make it food or a food product though, just that it's not inherently toxic or non-consumable.

Capcaicin at that concentration is a freaking chemical weapon. To carry it as a cop you have to be sprayed with it first. I've been tear gassed and I've been OC sprayed, the pepper spray is way worse than tear gas.

Purée some habanero peppers, then spread it all over your face and let me know if it is delicious.

She's hot though, so who cares if she said something dumb? That just makes her move endearing. We love you Megyna!

I was a cook at a reasonably nice restaurant many years ago, and we made our own freshly-shredded horseradish in a spicy brine to go with the prime rib. One of the ingredients was artificial horseradish oil, which is a "food product." It is also a dangerous chemical that, left undiluted, causes second-degree burns if it comes in contact with bare skin, and almost instantaneous blindness if if gets into one's eyes.

Megyn Kelly on mustard gas: "It's a hot dog condiment, essentially!"
Megyn Kelly on nuclear weapons: "It's a microwave dinner, essentially!"
Megyn Kelly on tasers: "It's static cling, essentially!"
Megyn Kelly on rubber bullets: "It's a pencil eraser, essentially!"
Megyn Kelly on Guantanamo: "It's a Caribbean vacation, essentially!"
Megyn Kelly on waterboarding: "It's a water park ride, essentially!"
Megyn Kelly on homelessness: "It's urban camping, essentially!"
Megyn Kelly on Jerry Sandusky: "It's mentorship, essentially!"
Megyn Kelly on zip-tie handcuffs: "It's a Live Strong bracelet, essentially!"
Megyn Kelly on stress positions: "It's like yoga, essentially!"
Megyn Kelly on fingernail extraction: "It's a mani-pedi, essentially!"
Megyn Kelly on genital mutilation: "It's a Brazilian wax, essentially!"
Megyn Kelly on Auschwitz: "It was a three-star hotel, essentially!"

Lionel Mandrake: Necessary: Hoban Washburne: Boiling water

How about some nice boiling canola oil or chili oil instead? Those are food products and would be oh so fun.


A little mustard (gas) would go great with that

Don't forget the vinegar! Well, you kids who have never stepped foot in a photographic dark room wouldn't know, but still. Acetic acid is just concentrated vinegar! What could go wrong?

Why is this food product considered a weapon by e.g. the TSA?

Pharque-it: Why is this food product considered a weapon by e.g. the TSA?

It doesn't come in a 3 oz or less package.

BMulligan: I was a cook at a reasonably nice restaurant many years ago, and we made our own freshly-shredded horseradish in a spicy brine to go with the prime rib. One of the ingredients was artificial horseradish oil, which is a "food product." It is also a dangerous chemical that, left undiluted, causes second-degree burns if it comes in contact with bare skin, and almost instantaneous blindness if if gets into one's eyes.

Wait, you're saying something can be dangerous AND a food product.

See that's TWO thoughts, which is why conservatives will never understand it.

She's still not going to sleep with you News Hounds.

meh, just skip directly to waterboarding them with boiling cyanide*

/it's a food product.

unlikely: Shaggy_C: It doesn't come in a 3 oz or less package.

It most surely does

2 oz is the most common size...

MisterLoki: Purée some habanero peppers, then spread it all over your face and let me know if it is delicious.

Better yet, use it as a contact solution.

dlp211: Megyn Kelly on mustard gas: "It's a hot dog condiment, essentially!"
Megyn Kelly on nuclear weapons: "It's a microwave dinner, essentially!"
Megyn Kelly on tasers: "It's static cling, essentially!"
Megyn Kelly on rubber bullets: "It's a pencil eraser, essentially!"
Megyn Kelly on Guantanamo: "It's a Caribbean vacation, essentially!"
Megyn Kelly on waterboarding: "It's a water park ride, essentially!"
Megyn Kelly on homelessness: "It's urban camping, essentially!"
Megyn Kelly on Jerry Sandusky: "It's mentorship, essentially!"
Megyn Kelly on zip-tie handcuffs: "It's a Live Strong bracelet, essentially!"
Megyn Kelly on stress positions: "It's like yoga, essentially!"
Megyn Kelly on fingernail extraction: "It's a mani-pedi, essentially!"
Megyn Kelly on genital mutilation: "It's a Brazilian wax, essentially!"
Megyn Kelly on Auschwitz: "It was a three-star hotel, essentially!"

I wish I could upvote comments.

According to this chart, pepper spray is at least 2x as hot as the mother-farking

I would like to invite News Hounds and Megyn Kelley both to get eat a 10-pound bag of salt, or maybe just eat like a pound of crystallized caffeine. I mean, they're both food products, right?

Don't Troll Me Bro!: Silverstaff: When I was being qualified to carry OC spray as a police officer, they kept harping on how it was entirely made of "food grade" ingredients.

That doesn't make it food or a food product though, just that it's not inherently toxic or non-consumable.

Capcaicin at that concentration is a freaking chemical weapon. To carry it as a cop you have to be sprayed with it first. I've been tear gassed and I've been OC sprayed, the pepper spray is way worse than tear gas.

Was there any particular reason they would harp on how it was entirely made of food grade ingredients? Was that going somewhere, or did they just not want you to hesitate to use it, or what?

For the same reason Megyn Kelley did, I would imagine: Downplay the risk. It is currently a socially-acceptable vector for near-lethal force, whereas batons aren't so much anymore.

dlp211: Megyn Kelly on mustard gas: "It's a hot dog condiment, essentially!"
Megyn Kelly on nuclear weapons: "It's a microwave dinner, essentially!"
Megyn Kelly on tasers: "It's static cling, essentially!"
Megyn Kelly on rubber bullets: "It's a pencil eraser, essentially!"
Megyn Kelly on Guantanamo: "It's a Caribbean vacation, essentially!"
Megyn Kelly on waterboarding: "It's a water park ride, essentially!"
Megyn Kelly on homelessness: "It's urban camping, essentially!"
Megyn Kelly on Jerry Sandusky: "It's mentorship, essentially!"
Megyn Kelly on zip-tie handcuffs: "It's a Live Strong bracelet, essentially!"
Megyn Kelly on stress positions: "It's like yoga, essentially!"
Megyn Kelly on fingernail extraction: "It's a mani-pedi, essentially!"
Megyn Kelly on genital mutilation: "It's a Brazilian wax, essentially!"
Megyn Kelly on Auschwitz: "It was a three-star hotel, essentially!"

That was magnificent!

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According to this chart, pepper spray is at least 2x as hot as the mother-farking

I once helped my gram process some jalapenos she grew in her garden. Then I went to wash my hands, like any smart person would do. On the way to the sink I rubbed my eyes. Jalapenos are 3.5k - 8k on that chart. Pepper spray starts at 2 MILLION?!?! Good god, I can't even imagine the pain that must cause. I'd probably have a heart attack just from the shock. The jalapenos were HORRIBLE.

Impossible ≠ Irrational, Insane, Ludicrous, etc.

Lionel Mandrake: A little mustard (gas) would go great with that

For the record, mustard gas isn't made from mustard plants. It's a wholly synthetic sulfur-chlorine compound, which just happens to smell like mustard.

So what's the point of this article? Lay off of Kelly because there was a more horrible person in the room? She said the far more quotable idiocy, so she gets the fallout.

Maybe our tolerence of Bill has gone up?

Relax Socrates, it's a plant product, essentially.

Poopspasm: BMulligan: I was a cook at a reasonably nice restaurant many years ago, and we made our own freshly-shredded horseradish in a spicy brine to go with the prime rib. One of the ingredients was artificial horseradish oil, which is a "food product." It is also a dangerous chemical that, left undiluted, causes second-degree burns if it comes in contact with bare skin, and almost instantaneous blindness if if gets into one's eyes.

Wait, you're saying something can be dangerous AND a food product.


Well, naturally. I didn't take that self defense class with John Cleese for nothing.

It's not even an original line, she stole it from Jean Chretien (new window), former PM of Canada.

Me on Megyn Kelly: "It's a pair of tits and a teleprompter, essentially."

Mustard gas is really essentially a hamburger condiment.


Oh by the way Pepper Spray is illegal to use in war because it is considered a chemical weapon. But let's ignore that.